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COMING UP RIGHT NOW -- 90 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED TODAY BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. GOOD EVENING -- I'M MIKE CRONIN. THAT PUSHES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES SINCE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN PAST 25 HUNDRED. ONE OF THOSE NEW CASES IS A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THE STATE IS…

The number of Covid-19 cases at prisons in the Western Cape has increased, the Department of Correctional Services said on Saturday."New Covid-19 cases in the Western Cape have increased after three officials tested positive for the virus. This brings the number of cases to 149 countrywide," department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo added.Thus far, the Eastern Cape…

April 24, 2020 | 12:51am Enlarge Image Patients get tested for antibodies at a drive through testing test outside of Delmont Medical Care in Franklin Square, New York. Dennis A. Clark New York City health officials are advising medical providers against using antibody tests to determine coronavirus infections or potential immunity. The serological tests, as…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.President Trump and public health officials argued on Thursday that higher temperatures and humidity, as well as direct exposure to sunlight, quickly kills the coronavirus, leading to hopes that the threat of the contagion could drastically recede during the summer…

The federal agency that oversees nursing homes announced new transparency measures Sunday requiring the disclosure of coronavirus cases to patients' families and public health officials.Speaking at a White House briefing, Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, called the new policies "important" and said they will support a nationwide effort to…